Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3144, John Dunn, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Dunn, John
R 3144
CONTENTS

January 27, 1938
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BA-J/MCS John Dunn, R. 3144
Mr. C. E. Peters Calvert City Kentucky
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of January 14, 1938, requesting information relative to John Dunn, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, R. 3144, based upon the military service of John Dunn.
John Dunn was born August 21, 1758, in Albemarle County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.
He applied for pension February 1, 1834, while a resident of Monroe County, Virginia, and alleged the following service; that while living in Albemarle County, Virginia, with his father, he enlisted September 21 or 22, 1778, in Captain Marks' Virginia company and was engaged in guarding prisoners at Albemarle Barracks and was discharged March 22, 1779; that while a resident of Rockingham County, Virginia, he enlisted May 17, 1781, and served three months in Captain Jeremiah Beasley's Virginia company, that he was in the company that chased Tarleton from Charlottesville to Jamestown, Virginia, and was in a battle at Hotwater and another at Jamestown; that in the fall of 1782 he moved to Rich Creek, Greenbrier (later Monroe) County, Virginia, and enlisted as Indian spy June 1, 1783, and served as such until November 1, 1783.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension law.
When he applied for pension he signed as John Dunn, Senior. The papers in the claim for pension contain no data relative to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

John Dunn. Jr
Dec. 30. 298
Direct to Major W. W. Load Harrisonville Virginia

State of Virginia - S County of Monroe 3 Ss.
On this first day of February in the Year of our Lord 1834 personally appeared before me Joel Stockhill, a Justice of the peace for the County of Monroe and State of Virginia aforesaid John Huns Senior a resident of the County of Monroe and State of Virginia aforesaid aged Seventy five years on the 21 st day of August last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as therein stated.
That sometime after the surrender of General Burgoyne which he thinks took place in the Fall of the year 1777 the British prisoners then called Burgoyne's Army were marched to the Albemarle Barracks which were situated near the Town of Charlotteville or not more than four or five Miles distant. That a number of the American Soldiers came on with the Prisoners to guard them and at the expiration of whose term of Service their places had to be filled by Volunteers or drafts made upon the Militia; that on the Twenty first or twenty second day of September 1778 he volunteered to guard the prisoners in said Barracks for a term of six months under the Command of a Captain Marks, whose Subaltern officers he thinks was Lieutenant Nelson Thompson and Ensign Garland and that he was discharged from said Service on the Twenty second day of March 1779 following having faithfully performed his said six months term of Service; that there was only the one Company stationed at the Barracks when he was

there to guard the prisoners which company he thinks consisted of between eighty and one hundred men: that the usual draft was made for only three months but in consequence of his volunteering for six months he was cleared of two drafts: that the nature of his service was to guard the British Prisoners which was a very arduous duty although not perilous as from the small number their routine of duty came round very quick; that he was living with his father in the County of Albemarle at the time he volunteered to perform said tour.
That on the 17 th day of May 1781 he was drafted into the service of the United for a three months tour and served under Captain Beasley, Lieutenant Harvey and Ensign Watson that during said tour of service he was in the company that chased Tarleton from Charlottesville to old James Town; that he was in the Battle of Hot Water and two days afterwards in the Battle at Old James Town; in the Battle at Hot Water he does not remember that they had any killed, but they had a few wounded and at Old James Town and some killed perhaps thirty in both killed and wounded. The company to which he belonged fought on the engagement at Old James Town they marched round a cove of wood and fired on the enemies picket guard, who returned the fire and wounded one man. He remembers that General Wayne commanded at James Town and he thinks that Colonel Willis and Colonel Recker also commanded there. On their way to James Town they passed by Petersburg which had been burnt sometime previous; that he faithfully served out his three months tour and had but just returned home when he heard of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis: That at the time he was drafted he lived in the County

Rockingham and State of Virginia. That he moved to Rich Creek in the County then he thinks of Greenbrier now Monroe County where he at present resides in the fall of the year 1782 and the Settlers becoming much alarmed the ensuing Spring at a report that Indians had been seen skulking about he engaged as an Indian Spy on the first day of June of that year in Company with William Thompson and Thomas Trimble and continued in service as a Spy until the first of November following; that the nature of his services as an Indian Spy was to leave Mud Fort on Rich Creek, in company with his said companions and traverse the Wood to the mouth of Greenbrier River thence to Pine Stem Creek, thence to Bent Mountain, thence to East River, thence descend East River to its mouth and thence to Mud Fort again that during the time he thus served as an Indian Spy he was not engaged in any civil pursuit.
That he was born in the County of Allegheny on the 21 st day of August 1758; that he has no record of his age; that he was living in the County of Allegheny when first called into service, then Rockingham and then Monroe as before stated: that he received no discharge in writing except for the three months term which he received of Capt Beasley which he has long since lost: that he is known to the Reverend Jacob Cook and to John Swope of the County of Monroe both in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his good character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution. That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity of pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
John DUNN SW
Sworn to and subscribed
before me
a Justice of the peace for the County and State of Virginia the day & year aforesaid
Isaac HODGKILL

We Jacob Cook a clergyman and John Swope both residing in the County of Monroe and State of Virginia do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Brann Sen r who has subscribed and sworn to the above or foregoing declaration that we believe him to be Seventy five years of age: that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed before me
Jacob Cook John Swope
a Justice of the peace for the County of Monroe and State of Virginia the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Stodghill
And I the said Isac Stodghill a Justice of the peace for the County of Monroe and State of Virginia do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolution- ary Soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that it appears to me that Jacob Cook who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Monroe and State of Virginia and that John Swope who has also signed the same is a resident of said County of Monroe and State aforesaid, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. And I do moreover certify that the said John Brann Sen r who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing

declaration cannot from age and bodily infirmity attend the Court of Monroe County
Isaac Stodghill
This day Christian Peters of the County of Monroe and State of Virginia aged seventy three years in October last and a Soldier of the Revolution personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County and State aforesaid and made oath according to Law; that he served a three months Tour in the summer of 1781 under Captain Jeremiah Brasley Lieutenant John Harry and Ensign Nelson as described in the foregoing declaration and that he has always understood that the said John Brann sent the said applicant served as stated in his said declaration and that he has been personally acquainted with the said John Brann Senior ever since the year 1781. up to the present period Sworn to and subscribed Christian Peters before me Isaac Stodghill a Justice of the peace for the County of Monroe and State of Virginia this 4 th day of February 1834 Isaac Stodghill

I John Hutchison for clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that Joel Woodhull is a magistrate as aforesaid and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Union this 8 th day of February 1834 and in the 58 th year of the Commonwealth
John Hutchison J. Clerk

M a Dunn 75
3144
7 June 1832

1931 Jan. 15 hist. to Hon. Hugh D. Shett. See case of John G. Simpkins (P.A. 92-92)
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
3 1/2 1/2 P. O.
Service: John Dunn
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
List of 1852 gives fol. reason for suspension "Insufficient proof of service."
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Calvert City, Ky.
Jan. 14, 1938.
Veterans Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Hiller:
Dear Sir: In reply to your letters, Christian Peters, and John Peters, S5898 and BA-J/ILL S 5897- BA-J/ILL and BA-J/MCS I sincerely thank you and appreciate the information.
These soldiers had a brother-in-law, John Dunn, who married their sister Mary. He was also a soldier of the Revolutionary War and served one tour with Christian Peters, in the year 1781. Would you please send me what account you have of him.
Very Respectfully
O.E. Peters